Career Development in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
Currently, the world is upside down, as COVID-19 races around the globe. From stopping the spread of infections to developing an effective vaccine to testing experimental treatments, scientists worldwide certainly have their hands full. But there are additional important actions for scientists (both in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry and elsewhere) to take during this coronavirus pandemic.
Editorial note: Pharma often features prominently in the U.S. political news, from Trump blaming pharma for the impeachment probe to lowering drug pricing. Medicines and health technologies play an integral role in health systems around the world. Thus, it's really important that we, professional women in pharma, play a role in advocacy. We can make an impact as experts on relevant topics as well as constituents affected by policies. But as busy professionals, how do we get involved with the causes we care about? I recently met Dr. JoEllen McBride, Advocacy Director of a local women in science group; I asked her to write this guest post to help women in pharma get started in advocacy.
...continue reading "Time for Advocacy: Getting started with advocacy for high impact – Guest post"Most of us work in science, which involves laboratories or hours in front of a computer screen crunching data. However, much of what we do in pharma involves large teams in a matrixed or cross-functional work. Skills such as organizational skills, presentation and oral communication skills, writing, and influencing are absolutely critical for success in the industry environment. These are often called "transferable skills" or "marketable skills."
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